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☆ Photos show kids as young as 6 handling guns at the NRA's annual meeting. Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children.
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
The NRA held its annual meeting in Indiana this weekend. Children look at handguns at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis on April 15. Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersFamilies were welcome at the 2023 annual meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA), which began April 14 in Indianapolis. "Make plans now to join fellow Second Amendment patriots for a freedom-filled weekend for the entire family!" the NRA website said.
☆ Sen. Bill Cassidy says reaction to mifepristone dispute is 'totally alarmist' and insists abortion remains a state's rights issue – even as GOP colleagues call for nationwide limits
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said the concern over mifepristone and the FDA's authority is "totally alarmist." Cassidy said the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision returned decisions on abortion laws back to the states. The Louisiana senator also insisted that decisions on abortion laws had been returned to the states after last year's Supreme Court decision. "I think Dobbs is the uncomfortable middle ground, where people will confront that there is a diversity of opinion. In September, after weeks of arguing that individual states "should decide the issue of abortion," Sen. Lindsey Graham said abortion was "not a states' rights issue" and proposed a national abortion ban that would bar the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
☆ Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive 'inglorious aspects' of US history
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Louisiana GOP wants to prohibit the study of racism at state colleges and universities. A GOP resolution, seen by NOLA.com, claimed the "inglorious aspects" of American history were too divisive. It comes amid a nationwide GOP effort to scrub race issues from public schools and public life. GOP Party officials in the state want Louisiana lawmakers to prohibit the study of racism at colleges and universities, claiming the "inglorious aspects" of American history are too divisive, according to NOLA.com, which cites a GOP resolution on the matter. According to NOLA.com, the GOP resolution argued that "DEI bureaucracies" act as "divisive ideological commissariats," criticizing programs at LSU and the University of Louisiana System.
☆ A team of US scientists is turning dead birds into drones to study flight techniques that may help the aviation industry
  + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Scientists in New Mexico are working to turn taxidermic birds into drones to study flight patterns. A research team in New Mexico is converting taxidermic birds into drones in order to study flight patterns, Reuters reported. Scientists hope to use them to study birds' formations and flight patterns, which can in turn be applied to the aviation industry, Hassanalian told Reuters. The taxidermic bird drones are currently being tested at the university in a customized cage, according to the outlet. "I actually did not know about the people of 'The birds aren't real,'" Hassanalian told Insider.
☆ A Christian group has amassed more than 12,000 signatures to oust the Tennessee Republican leader who expelled two Black lawmakers
  + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Christians are calling for Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton's resignation. A petition gained more than 12,500 signatures after Sexton led a vote that expelled two Black lawmakers. A lone white lawmaker, who stood with the two expelled members, was spared in the expulsion vote. Thousands of Christians are calling for the resignation of Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Republican, who sparked national outrage for heading a vote that expelled two Black lawmakers earlier this month. Audio leaked by The Tennessee Holler last week appeared to reveal infighting among Tennessee Republican lawmakers, some of whom complained that they had been labeled racists following the expulsion vote.
☆ Keothavong hopes Peng safe but says WTA's China return good for the game's finances
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 14 (Reuters) - The WTA's decision to end its China boycott over concerns about Peng Shuai will generate much-needed revenue for the women's tennis tour and provide more financial opportunities for players, Britain's Anne Keothavong said. Former player Keothavong, now captain of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup team, said she hoped Peng was safe but that ultimately "tennis is a business". The WTA's decision to suspend tournaments in the country is expected to have cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in broadcasting and sponsorship revenue. "One is that we hope Peng is OK and secondly it's just an excitement to have tournaments on the calendar. Yaqiu Wang, a senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the WTA's decision was a "huge disappointment" and called for Peng's case to be kept in the public eye.
☆ The Missouri official refusing to comply with the ATF has past experience with the bureau. His brother's gun shop was previously raided by the feds.
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Ike Skelton's brother, Jim, had his gun shop raided by the ATF in 2021 and lost his federal firearms license. I can't just take their packet, slap it to my forehead and absorb it," Jim Skelton told KRCG-TV at the time. Kevin L. Jamison, Jim Skelton's attorney, told Insider that his client did not receive "sufficient advice" before opening his shop. We're not restricting them from enforcing their unconstitutional law," Ike Skelton told Insider. The only thing that my brother's raid did was confirm everything I thought about the ATF," Ike Skelton told Insider.
☆ A proposed law in Vietnam would allow people the right to change gender identity and get medical access to gender-reaffirming surgery
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A proposed Vietnam law would allow citizens to change their gender identities and get gender-affirming surgery. The proposed law might be included in the government's 2024 agenda, according to Việt Nam News. Lawmaker Nguyễn Anh Trí proposed the law which would allow people to change their gender identity, request a different gender identity from the one assigned at birth, and get gender-affirming surgery, according to The Pink News. The proposed law, which only mentions genders male and female, might be included in the government's 2024 agenda, according to Việt Nam News. As it stands, there are no regulations on gender identity in Vietnam and no laws that prohibit same-sex relationships or activities, but LGBTQ rights remain controversial, the outlet reported.
☆ Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales dodges questions on mifepristone ruling: 'Women have a whole lot of other issues than just abortion'
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Tony Gonzales said women face "other issues" than abortion when asked about the fate of mifepristone. Gonzales argued that the Biden administration was stepping on states' rights by appealing the mifepristone ruling. A federal judge in Texas ordered a hold on the drug's decades-old federal approval on Friday. Gonzales replied that the "states started this" with the Texas ruling, but "now the federal government is coming in and dictating theirs." "No, I think it's important that we take care of women," Gonzales said.
☆ Trump attorney says Manhattan is an 'unfair venue' for the former president, calling it 'pro-Joe Biden.' Yet that's where he built his empire.
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Donald Trump's attorney argued the former president can't get a fair trial in Manhattan. Donald Trump was born in New York City, where his family built their empire. Even before he was officially charged, Trump complained that the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was politically motivated. Donald Trump was quoted in the obituary saying he was grateful that his father focused his construction business in Brooklyn and Queens. ''It was good for me,'' a chuckling Donald Trump said, according to the Times.
☆ Missouri officials refuse to work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, saying all federal 'so-called' gun laws are unconstitutional
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Officials in Camden County, Missouri are refusing to cooperate with the ATF, according to local reports. Officials cited a since-struck-down state law that kept police from enforcing federal gun laws. Six top elected officials in Camden County signed a letter to the ATF saying as much, according to NPR affiliate KCUR 89.3. Last month, a federal judge struck down the 2021 law, which prohibited local police from enforcing federal gun laws, calling it "invalid, null, void, and of no effect." "Any and all federal firearms laws, so-called laws, in my opinion, and many others' opinion, are unconstitutional," Skelton told KCUR.
☆ These organizations are selling plastic offsets to help build recycling infrastructure
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThese organizations are selling plastic offsets to help build recycling infrastructureFor-profit companies Plastic Bank and RePurpose Global are incentivizing plastic collection and recycling in developing nations, and selling plastic credits to consumer goods companies looking to offset new plastic production. But while developing recycling ecosystems in areas with poor waste management infrastructure is undeniably positive, some experts are concerned that the emerging plastic credits market could distract from the systemic changes that are needed to end plastic pollution.
☆ These organizations are trying to tackle plastic pollution and poverty at the same time
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
"All the plastic we've ever produced since the inception of the material is still here," said David Katz, CEO of Plastic Bank, a company that's trying to implement plastic recycling systems in developing nations. It's usually because it's not economically feasible to collect, clean and sort plastic waste — at least not in the U.S., where new plastic is cheaper. Asis Wijayanto and his wife Atmawati support themselves and their daughter by collecting plastic with Plastic Bank. Plastic creditsBut only about 20% of Plastic Bank's partners are actually buying recycled plastic for use in new products. The other 80% are buying plastic credits, meant to help offset their new plastic production by funding recycling efforts in the countries where Plastic Bank operates.
☆ 'My Neighbour Totoro,' Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer win at Olivier awards
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/3] Jodie Comer poses with the award for Best Actress for "Prima Facie" accompanied by Paul Mescal at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 2, 2023. It won best entertainment or comedy play as well as the director, set, lighting, sound and costume design category prizes. It won best revival, best actor for Paul Mescal for his role as Stanley Kowalski and best actress in a supporting role for Anjana Vasan, for her portrayal of Stella. "Killing Eve" star Jodie Comer won best actress in one-woman play "Prima Facie," in which she portrays a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before herself being assaulted. won best musical revival and best actor in a musical for Arthur Darvill.
☆ Factbox: Winners at the 2023 Olivier Awards
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/5] Jodie Comer poses with the award for Best Actress for "Prima Facie" at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 2, 2023. REUTERS/May JamesLONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - The Olivier Awards for theatre were handed out in London on Sunday, with "My Neighbour Totoro" winning the most prizes. Below is a list of winners in the key categories. BEST NEW PLAY"Prima Facie"BEST NEW MUSICAL"Standing at the Sky’s Edge"BEST MUSICAL REVIVALRodgers & Hammerstein’s "Oklahoma!" BEST REVIVAL"A Streetcar Named Desire"BEST ENTERTAINMENT OR COMEDY PLAY"My Neighbour Totoro"BEST ACTRESSJodie Comer, "Prima Facie"BEST ACTORPaul Mescal, "A Streetcar Named Desire"BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICALKatie Brayben, "Tammy Faye"BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICALArthur Darvill, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Oklahoma!"
☆ Chris Christie says the 'bravado from the Trump camp' toward the indictment 'is baloney' as the former president's arraignment approaches: 'You can't make that a good day'
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Chris Christie said the Trump team's "bravado" over the Manhattan indictment is "baloney." Trump will have to be arraigned and he "can't make that a good day," Christie said on ABC News. Chris Christie said the "bravado" displayed by former President Donald Trump after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury is "baloney." "On the other hand, all this bravado from the Trump campaign is baloney. "He's going to have to be mugshotted, fingerprinted and he's going to face a criminal trial in Manhattan, and he's not going to be able to avoid it.
☆ Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina says his client has a 'right to have an issue with everything' after Trump goes after Manhattan judge
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Tacopina said Trump has a "right to have an issue with everything" since he's being "politically persecuted." Tacopina, however, said he has no reason to believe the Manhattan judge will be biased against the former president. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan, who Trump claims "HATES" him, has beefed up security at the courthouse. When Bash repeated her question about Trump's claims that Merchan is biased against him, Tacopina said: "I have no reason to believe this judge is biased. Security at the Manhattan Criminal Court has been tight since the Trump indictment on Thursday.
☆ Trump surges to a 26-point lead over Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primary post-indictment: poll
  + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Katie Balevic | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The ex-president now leads Ron DeSantis 57%-31%, up from a 47%-39% edge last month, per a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Republican voters in recent polls have shown distrust for the various criminal inquiries into Trump. In a wider match that includes eight other potential GOP candidates, 52% of Republican and likely Republican voters opted for Trump while just 21% polled for DeSantis. In a matchup between President Joe Biden and Trump, the Democratic commander-in-chief narrowly bested Trump, 45% to 43%, among registered voters. In a Yahoo News/YouGov survey conducted February, DeSantis even held a slight four-point lead (45%-41%) over Trump in a two-way race.
☆ Michael Cohen's lawyer says NY case against Trump is 'very solid' and likely jurors need only ask themselves if Trump had 'any political motivation' for the Stormy Daniels payment
  + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Michael Cohen's attorney said the case against Donald Trump is "very solid," though it won't "be an easy case." Potential jurors need only ask if Trump had "any political motivation" in the payments to Stormy Daniels, he said. "But here is why I think it's a very, very solid case, maybe more solid than any of the other cases. Cohen's attorney told NBC News: "His defense is going to be, 'No, it was all about worrying about Melania.' "There's lots of testimony, lots of documentation about political motivation.
☆ Donald Trump's NFT trading cards jumped in value to almost $1,700 after Manhattan indictment
  + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Trump's digital trading card NFTs soared in value to nearly $1,700 USD following his indictment. Trump is likely to surrender to the Manhattan DA's office on Tuesday, his attorney previously told Insider. According to Newsweek, the floor price of Trump's NFT trading cards was 0.41 Ethereum (ETH), or about $748 USD, on March 30 when Trump was indicted. Trump faces over 30 charges in the indictment, according to a CNN report. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina previously told Insider that Trump is likely to surrender to the Manhattan DA's office on Tuesday.
☆ More home sellers are sitting out of the spring housing market
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Buyers are flooding back into the market, mortgage rates have fallen off their recent highs, and there are still far too few homes for sale to meet demand. The active inventory of homes for sale is, however, 60% higher than the start of last spring, but that is only because homes are taking longer to sell. Inventory is also half of what it was at the start of spring in 2019, before the pandemic caused an unprecedented run on housing. Homes are now sitting on the market an average of 54 days, up from an average of 36 days at the start of last spring. Prices are now flat in Phoenix, another market where prices had been surging.
☆ NYC appears poised to pass a bill banning size discrimination — making height and weight a protected class. Some states are also looking into the issue
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The New York City Council appears prepared to pass a bill banning weight and height discrimination. The bill would apply to employment opportunities, housing, and public accommodations. Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey, and New York state might enact similar policies, per The Washington Post. "This was long overdue as a civil rights issue," Abreu told The Washington Post. If someone looks a certain way, if someone is of a different body size or has higher weight, who cares?"
☆ JFK and Jackie Kennedy's first home as a married couple is going up for sale in DC. The listing includes candid photos of the couple.
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
The home was the Kennedy's first as a newlywed couple. John F. Kennedy says goodbye to his wife, Jackie, who is on her way to classes at Georgetown University's Foreign Service School. One of the old homes of former President John F. Kennedy is about to be listed publicly for sale in Washington, DC, and the listing includes candid photos of his life with Jackie Kennedy early in their marriage. The home at 3321 Dent Place NW, where the Kennedys "signed their first lease as a newly married couple," will be listed this week for $2 million, according to Redfin. The broker, Michael Brennan, did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.
☆ Trump's own attorney says the former president's TruthSocial posts attacking Manhattan prosecutor ahead of possible indictment were 'ill-advised'
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina said Trump's Truth Social posts targeting the Manhattan DA were "ill-advised." "I'm not his social media consultant," Attorney Joe Tacopina told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "I think that was an ill-advised post that one of his social media people put up, and he quickly took down when he realized the rhetoric and photo that was attached to it." Todd pointed out that Tacopina was "only referring to the baseball bat" as Trump's comments about "death & destruction" remained visible on his Truth Social page. In one Truth Social post, Trump said Bragg is "CARRYING OUT THE PLANS OF THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS.
☆ Manhattan DA warns staff they might hear 'fictional explosions' as Lady Gaga films 'Joker' sequel nearby and threats loom over Trump investigation
  + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg warned his already nervous staff that they might hear "fictional explosions" near their office. The Manhattan office has faced threats amid the hush-money investigation into Donald Trump. There's been crowds of media and police, increased security measures, violent threats, a package of "suspicious white powder," and now, warnings of "fictitious explosions" from a movie shoot. Bragg's warning came after a package with "suspicious white powder" arrived at the address where the grand jury is meeting. "You may see reports about an envelope of white powder that was sent to the office.
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